Voting in municipal elections starts in Khazar, Nizami districts of Baku

Voting in municipal elections has begun at polling stations in the 14th electoral district of Turkan settlement and the 12th electoral district of Buzovna settlement, located in the Khazar district of Baku, Report informs.

Elections have also started in the 24th electoral district of the Nizami district.

The voting will continue until 7 p.m. (GMT+4). The elections are being held at 5,846 polling stations covering 118 electoral districts.

As many as 16,092 candidates are competing for 8,071 seats in 685 municipalities.

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), 5,961,987 voters are eligible to participate in the elections.

January 29 has been declared a non-working day in Azerbaijan due to the elections.